Nacina Santa Lucia Highlands Off Dry Riesling by Dan Tudor

Tasting notes & discussion 18

2014 is $29/bottle, but the 2015 is just being released
Vintage 2015 (Reese’s released peanut butter Christmas Trees. They turned out about as well as the pumpkins and Easter eggs)
Off-Dry means the wine has a faint sweetness that keeps it from being a dry wine
Riesling is typically a sweeter white, but the Nacina Off-Dry Riesling appears to be, well, dryer
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About Tudor Wines
Founded by Dan Tudor in 2000 with his cousin Christian Tudor, the Tudor Wines touch can be traced over the past two thousand years and back to Croatia. Though based in Santa Barbara, the pair of Tudors’ focus has been on recognizing Monterey County’s potential in wine-growing. With many microclimates and varying terroir, Dan and Christian saw opportunity for exploration, though Dan’s focus tended toward Pinot Noir. Today’s Riesling is handcrafted, as all Tudor wines, and sourced from Santa Lucia Highlands, firmly in Monterey County.

Riesling Piecelings

TASTING NOTES:
“Astonishingly fresh with intense yet delicate notes of melon, honey and well-spiced ripe grapefruit. Enormous concentration, plush flavors of ripe apricot and pear, perfectly balanced by acidity and a long finish.”

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Apparently Reese’s was the No. 1 selling candy brand in the US. Also, the brand was created by one H. B. Reese who previously worked for Milton S. Hershey. Next you’re gonna tell me that Walter J Gobstopper married Reese’s daughter and that he was the pool boy of the late Francis Butterfinger too.

DRINK IT FROM (conventional option):
White wine glass, paired with something salty or light.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
Empty bag of Reese’s Pieces

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